Kitchen Glow-Up: Ditching the Lazy Susan for the Copco 3-Tier Organizer

 

 

If you've ever battled a cabinet full of toppling spices or hidden duplicate jars of oregano, you know the chaos. That's been my kitchen reality for years—until this week, when I finally declared war on the Lazy Susan. You know the one: that spinning turntable relic from my mom's era (and the late Mr. O-P's too) that promises easy access but delivers endless frustration. Things tip, stick, and vanish into the abyss, leaving me buying extras I already own. Spoiler: I tossed them out, and my sanity thanks me.

Here’s the “before.” Embarrassing.

Enter the Copco 3-Tier Non-Skid Organizer—my new kitchen hero which is why I have chosen this as the must buy product of the week. Listed as a spice rack, but oh, it's so much more. This bad boy transformed my spice, vinegar, oil, and baking supply cabinet from a black hole into a visible, accessible dream. No more digging or muttering under my breath. Just pure, organized bliss. 

Here’s the “after.” Check it out! Is this organization, or what?

 

I stumbled upon this gem while on a mission to streamline my space as you first read here. Here's what hooked me:

The 2.75-inch-deep shelves create instant vertical space in even the tightest cabinets or pantries. Spices line up like soldiers, but it handles soup cans, sauces, veggie tins, and baking odds-and-ends just as well. Suddenly, I can actually see everything—no more mystery duplicates sneaking into my grocery cart.

It’s crafted from sturdy plastic with non-slip lining, it grips bottles and jars like a pro. No wobbling, no spills. At 3" high x 9" deep x 15" wide, it fits most standard cabinets without dominating. And cleanup? A quick wipe with a damp cloth—done.

Priced like a steal (under $20 on most sites), it's decent quality that punches way above its weight. I grabbed one, and now I'm plotting multiples for the pantry.

Another “after” view; I cannot believe the joy that this has brought me.

Where I previously had a jammed Lazy Susan that spun like a drunk carousel, knocking over vinegars and burying my favorite olive oil. I now have everything at eye level, grab-and-go easy. My weekly meal prep? Smoother. My stress levels? Plummeted. It's the little win that makes whipping up that umami egg salad (from last week’s post here) feel effortless.

If your kitchen's crying for order, do yourself a favor: Ditch the spin and snag a Copco. It's inexpensive, intuitive, and downright life-changing. Who's ready to reclaim their cabinets?

If you have you conquered a kitchen chaos zone lately, please, I am begging you, drop your tips below. 

 

Stay tuned for more great finds to make your holiday shopping a breeze!

  

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Organizing My Pantry

 

So… I did a thing. Anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely despise housecleaning. I cannot tell you how much this upset my mother, because she was one of those people who loved cleaning so much that she even cleaned her light switches with Q-tips damped with alcohol to make sure she got into every nook and cranny. Me? I blow on the furniture and call it a day.

There is a strange sort of phenomenon, however, that comes over me in spring and fall that makes me actually want to clean and organize, so a couple of weekends ago I organized my pantry. It took me the entire weekend, and I am talking day and night, but this is the result. I found things I didn’t realize that I had, as well as spices that dated back to the year 2009. Clearly, I don’t do this often enough.

 

 What got me interested in doing this were these pantry containers (as well as these) that I got on Amazon. I got three sets of them, using my rewards dollars, washed them all by hand, and let them air dry overnight before I started filling them. As a result of organizing my pasta alone, I filled my trashcan up a third of the way with empty pasta boxes. Now I actually know what I have. I was able to combine ‘like’ pastas into one container instead of having boxes in various parts of the pantry. The pantry was such a mess that, because I couldn’t find things, I would just buy more.  That’s not a good idea; counterproductive one might say. 

The over-the-door spice rack can be found here. Once I started going through all of the spices, I found that so many had long expired and needed tossing, that it freed up space on the bottom racks for canned goods. (The stackable can rack organizer on the top shelf can be found here.)The labels and marker that came with this set of storage containers was abysmal, so I bought these labels, and this marker, and found they worked wonderfully. The sense of satisfaction that I got from cleaning my pantry cannot be measured; I was floating on air. I opened my pantry door to anyone who came into the house, including various service people. Yes, I was that proud. 

If you have long wanted to clean out your pantry (or cabinets, or any place else in the house that really needs seeing to), I hope this will serve as an inspiration to you.  Winter is coming, let’s get organized!

This post is inked to Metamorphosis Monday.

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